Ian Dilks, also known as 'Dilksy', who served in the Armed Forces for 24 years, has opened up about the brutal training he underwent and it involved being "kidnapped"

An SAS interrogator has revealed a gruelling training experience that involved him being placed inside a "dog cage" and left outside to face the cold weather.

Ian Dilks, also known as 'Dilksy', who served in the Armed Forces for 24 years, recently opened up about his career and the rigorous training he underwent in an interview with LADbible TV.

Not only did he train SAS troops and prepare them for potential capture and interrogation, but it seems his own training was equally intense and included getting "kidnapped".

Ian shared: "You do a bit of training. You do some techniques where you go in different rooms and you sort of do a little bit of practising as it were and then you basically get kidnapped."

He said the process involves being lulled into a "false sense of security" and detailed what happened when he went through it. Ian mentioned having a "night before" where he went out for a drink, so he didn't get home until late, reports the Express.

Ian Dilks knew something was off when he spotted "marks on the wall" (

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However, the following morning, Ian was put through "quite a hard PT session" before returning to a classroom for interviews with a "boss", something he likened to a mid-course interview.

Things started to seem amiss when he noticed "marks on the wall", which he identified as "clearly boot marks". He then had a cup of tea with the OC and discussed his new role.

But the situation quickly escalated, as the door "burst open" and around four or five men wearing balaclavas came "racing in".

Ian recounted the violent ordeal: "So I've tried to get up, so If I'm on a chair like this; they just smash me off the chair. So I've grabbed one of them.

"I've tried to punch one but I couldn't cuz they grabbed my arm, so I've bit one of them - especially with these teeth, I could kill someone."

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Talking about the incident, Ian recalled feeling a knee strike his head and realised that they were attempting to "plastic cuff" him. Despite the shock, he drew upon his training in a frantic bid to break free.

He managed briefly to get on his knees during the struggle before being forcefully kicked down, bloodied at the nose, then cuffed and hauled away. While being removed, Ian's head struck "every door", and he was later dumped into the rear of a Transit van.

In his narration, Ian also detailed how he was confined within a "dog cage" and had to work on building a "rapport" with the guards, who, instead of offering water when asked, drenched him with a hosepipe.

Ian spoke about the severity of the training, emphasising it was all "to do with exposure", as they were made to stay outside in cold conditions within the dog cages.

He went on to explain that the exercise is aimed at creating a "dislocation of expectations" and noted the element of control exerted over them while trapped in a restricted "claustrophobic" space.

Ending his harrowing account, Ian estimated that his simulated interrogation lasted between 15 and 16 hours, a gruelling experience he deemed "awful", noting that members of the Special Forces might face such scenarios for as long as 36 hours.